How many lbs. have you lost this season?

I will fully admit my metobolic Dorian Grey is still going strong! But that doesn't mean that I don't know a thing or two about incrementally better eating habits. I have no stats of my own to add to this thread but I also wouldn't have much to add to any soon-to-be companion "How many lbs have you gained in the off season?" thread. I guess the best gut check (no pun intended) is to be in a good range of weight year over year, staying in decent shape at worse, and always staying within striking distance of good/great shape. Making myself suit-up in a real live swim meet on a monthly average really helps me stay within reason. Sure, let yourself go, or as I like to say, I have to LIVE! and go hog wild for holidays, your birthday, or other occasions. But just recognize you made an expensive choice and you have to even it out later. You CAN have that coke, that cookie, that cake, that steak, your burger & fries, and your beer, you just can't have it ALL at once or EVERY day!!! The hardest part of food intake is that it is entirely too socially acceptable to abuse our bodies. If you swam a poor time, would you throw yourself down on the ground and start pounding your arms and legs and wailing away? Of course not! But that is the analogy of what we all do when we pig out and eat way too much! And no one is going to say, "Hey! You really don't need to be spackling on the dip and eating that entire bag of ruffles! That's disgusting! You're a pig! Cut it out! You're out of control!" You have to say it to yourself and say, ok this is my indulgence and now I know i'll have to eat better for the next several days. No big deal! And the day after that, i'll have a piece of cake and ice cream! See, just not all at once!

I will fully admit my metobolic Dorian Grey is still going strong! But that doesn't mean that I don't know a thing or two about incrementally better eating habits. I have no stats of my own to add to this thread but I also wouldn't have much to add to any soon-to-be companion "How many lbs have you gained in the off season?" thread. I guess the best gut check (no pun intended) is to be in a good range of weight year over year, staying in decent shape at worse, and always staying within striking distance of good/great shape. Making myself suit-up in a real live swim meet on a monthly average really helps me stay within reason. Sure, let yourself go, or as I like to say, I have to LIVE! and go hog wild for holidays, your birthday, or other occasions. But just recognize you made an expensive choice and you have to even it out later. You CAN have that coke, that cookie, that cake, that steak, your burger & fries, and your beer, you just can't have it ALL at once or EVERY day!!! The hardest part of food intake is that it is entirely too socially acceptable to abuse our bodies. If you swam a poor time, would you throw yourself down on the ground and start pounding your arms and legs and wailing away? Of course not! But that is the analogy of what we all do when we pig out and eat way too much! And no one is going to say, "Hey! You really don't need to be spackling on the dip and eating that entire bag of ruffles! That's disgusting! You're a pig! Cut it out! You're out of control!" You have to say it to yourself and say, ok this is my indulgence and now I know i'll have to eat better for the next several days. No big deal! And the day after that, i'll have a piece of cake and ice cream! See, just not all at once!